Redemption songs : suing for freedom before Dred Scott /

The Dred Scott case was just one of many freedom suits brought by slaves in the antebellum period; an example of slaves working within the confines of the US legal system (and defying their masters in the process) in an attempt to win the ultimate prize: their freedom. And until Dred Scott, the St....

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Main Author:	VanderVelde, Lea (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Slavery > United States > History. Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History. Slavery > United States > Legal status of enslaved persons in free states. Enslaved persons > Emancipation > United States. Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire. Esclavage > États-Unis > Statut juridique des esclaves dans les États libres. Slavery Slavery > Law and legislation Slavery > Legal status of enslaved persons in free states Enslaved persons > Emancipation United States Electronic books. History
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by VanderVelde, Lea
Published 2014

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